Green Public Procurement is entering a new phase. No longer limited to the application of environmental criteria in public tenders, it is increasingly becoming a territorial strategy capable of involving public administrations, businesses and local supply chains. This is the direction taken by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital with the new Green Procurement Action Plan 2026–2029, approved by decree of the Metropolitan Mayor. The Plan establishes a structured framework of actions designed to support the entire local system — municipalities, municipal unions, publicly owned companies, protected areas, professionals and economic operators — in the implementation of Green Public Procurement policies, in line with Article 57 of the new Italian Public Contracts Code.
The initiative builds on a path that started in 2009 with the first GPP Plan of the Province of Rome and was updated in 2013. Today, it is being relaunched in light of new European strategies linked to the Green Deal, sustainable finance and climate objectives. The issue is no longer only regulatory compliance. The challenge is to turn public procurement into a stable lever for administrative innovation, environmental impact reduction and territorial development.
The 2026–2029 Plan includes a broad range of actions addressed both to the institution itself and to the wider territory: technical support, training activities, environmental impact monitoring, experimentation and operational assistance, coordinated through a dedicated structure within the metropolitan administration.
In this context, the workshop organised within Forum Compraverde Buygreen 2026 represents the operational starting point of this new phase. The meeting will involve officials from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital and other interested public administrations, with the aim of sharing the model, launching the first actions foreseen by the Plan and strengthening the skills needed for its implementation. A concrete opportunity to translate Green Public Procurement policies into operational and replicable tools at territorial level.
The workshop will take place as part of Forum Compraverde Buygreen 2026, scheduled in Rome on 27–28 May.
To participate: https://www.forumcompraverde.it/partecipanti/
